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Moscow Published Addresses — Medvedev Called Them Targets. Prague Reacted First

# Russian Defense Ministry Lists Ukrainian Drone Suppliers as Potential Targets The Russian Ministry of Defense has released a list of 11 companies across 12 countries that it claims manufacture drones for Ukraine. Two of the companies are Czech. Dmitry Medvedev openly called the list "potential targets for Russian armed forces." The Czech Republic responded by summoning the Russian ambassador, but the question of the EU's broader response remains unclear.

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Court gave suspended sentence to Aryev's daughter for hit-and-run — prosecution will appeal: key dispute over drugs

The Obolonsky Court has handed down a suspended sentence to Yaryna Aryeva, rejecting charges of driving under the influence of drugs. The prosecution had requested 6.5 years in prison and disagrees with the verdict.

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"Blockade Instead of Trump Cards: Why Trump Neutralized Iran's Main Leverage — and What He's Asking For Instead"

The United States has imposed a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz following failed negotiations in Islamabad. However, behind the scenes, Washington is prepared for concessions, according to Politico, because without them there will be no deal.

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Estonia's Defense Minister: Europe is not ready to defend itself alone — and relies on the US

Hanno Pevkur openly acknowledged: without the American security umbrella, Europe is currently vulnerable. But this frankness raises an uncomfortable question about the pace of its own defense efforts.

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20,000 reservists and a September deadline: what the GUR knows about Russia's preparation for an offensive in Donbas

Deputy Head of Military Intelligence Vadym Skibytskyi told Financial Times that Moscow is already deploying its strategic reserve to the front — and this, in his view, speaks louder than any negotiating rhetoric.

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From 1:10 to 1:2: How Czech Initiative Changed Artillery Balance on the Front

The Czech initiative has already supplied Ukraine with nearly a million shells in 2025 and could reach 1.8 million by year's end — but its future depends on elections in Czechia this autumn.

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"After Maduro's Election 'Friendship' Remains: Why the EU and Kyiv Are Ready to Wait"

Hungary's new prime minister wants to diversify oil supplies, but cannot do so immediately. That is why both Brussels and Kyiv appear willing to give Budapest time — through the repaired pipeline.

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Trump Announces Ceasefire Between Israel and Lebanon — But the Main Combatant Was Not at the Table

Israel and Lebanon have agreed on a 10-day ceasefire beginning at 11 p.m. on April 16 Kyiv time. Hezbollah, which has been conducting an actual war, was not involved in the negotiations — and this is the key question for any forecasts.

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Fleet Without a Sea: How Ukrainian Strikes Transformed Russia's Black Sea Fleet Into Coastal Artillery

After the destruction of the "Moskva," withdrawal from Sevastopol, and a series of strikes on Novorossiysk, the Russian Black Sea Fleet has lost its ability to operate as a fleet — and now functions mainly as a carrier of missiles for strikes on land.

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Ukraine and Netherlands agreed on joint drone production: what's behind the deal

Kyiv and Amsterdam signed a defense cooperation agreement with an emphasis on unmanned aircraft. Details are inside, with more questions than answers so far.

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758th Central Material Supply Base: How the Strike on the Black Sea Fleet's Logistical Core Reflects the Degradation of Crimean Air Defense

# Ukrainian Drone Forces Strike Russian Black Sea Fleet Supply Center in Sevastopol Ukraine's unmanned systems have struck the 758th Material and Technical Supply Center of the Russian Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol — a facility whose destruction undermines the fleet's operational capabilities. According to military expert Ivan Kyryshevsky, the successful strike demonstrates systematic degradation of Russian air defense systems over Crimea.

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After "ceasefire," which Russia violated 2000+ times, Ukraine convenes UN Security Council

Moscow itself announced an Easter ceasefire — and violated it thousands of times. Now Kyiv wants the Security Council to document this publicly, even though there is no enforcement mechanism there.

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Island as a Test: Why Russia Needs Gotland and Why NATO Has No Quick Answer

Sweden's Defense Chief Michael Claesson has warned that Moscow could occupy a Baltic island—not to hold it, but to test whether the Alliance will respond at all. The scenario is simple, and the vulnerability is real.

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620 attacks on TCC — and only a handful reached conviction: why courts aren't stopping the escalation

Over three years, the number of attacks on military recruitment center employees has increased from 5 to 341 per year. Most cases have stalled at the pre-trial investigation stage, while courts that do issue verdicts more often choose suspended sentences.

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Poland supports Ukraine's EU accession, but not queue-jumping: what's behind Sikorski's position

Warsaw is not blocking Kyiv's European integration, but refuses to support a "fast track" — citing its own experience as an argument. Behind this lies rigid logic: membership is impossible without closed negotiating chapters regardless of political will.

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Paid the Fine – Straight to China: How Shadow Fleet Tanker Returned to Work

A French court has fined the owner of the Deyna for using a false flag, but did not seize the cargo or disclose the penalty amount. The tanker, which managed to change its flag eight times in 13 months, is now heading to China.

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Tuapse Refinery Attacked by Drones: Thermal Anomalies Confirm Hits

Satellite data records thermal anomalies in the area of the oil refinery in Tuapse — one of Russia's key fuel infrastructure facilities on the Black Sea coast.

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"703 weapons of destruction per day: ballistics were almost never intercepted in half of cases" Or alternatively: "703 strikes per day: ballistics remained unintercepted in nearly half of cases"

From April 15 to 16, Russia carried out one of its largest strikes in recent months — 44 missiles and 659 drones. The real problem is not the scale, but the fact that 11 of 19 ballistic missiles penetrated air defense systems.

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The Security Service has a deputy director who doesn't exist on paper: over three million in salary without declaration and competition

Bihus.Info identified Rostyslav Pekary — a person with real authority and a state vehicle worth $60,000, who is neither listed on the bureau's website nor in the NAPC registry. This is not a technical error: the absence from public registers means the absence of any public oversight.

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Infantry + drones as a unified system: Fedorov announced a new model of combat units in the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Defense Minister Mikhaylo Fedorov presented a concept for drone-assault units — specialized formations where unmanned aircraft and infantry operate under a unified doctrine. A precedent already exists, but scaling up lies ahead.

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Moscow Admits: Air Defense Downed Azerbaijani Plane. But "Settlement" — Without Trial or Punishment

Russia and Azerbaijan signed a joint statement on compensation for the J2-8243 flight disaster. The document closes the financial matter but leaves unanswered what Baku has been demanding for over a year: criminal liability for specific individuals.

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27,000 drones in winter — and 90% shot down: how Ukraine changed the balance in the air

At the 34th meeting of the Ramstein Contact Group, Defense Minister Fedorov disclosed figures on Russia's winter campaign against Ukraine's energy infrastructure, showing that the interception rate for drones approached 90% for the first time despite record attack volumes.

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Russian Hackers Breached ARMA, SAP, and Romanian Air Base Email Systems — and Accidentally Left Evidence Online

Russian-linked cybercriminals hacked over 170 mailboxes of Ukrainian prosecutors and investigators, as well as accounts in the Romanian army. They were not exposed by intelligence agencies — but by their own mistake: a server containing logs and thousands of stolen emails was left accessible to the public.

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Chinese Satellite Over American Bases: How the Chinese Military Obtained Intelligence from Orbit

Iranian military used Chinese commercial satellite TEE-01B to guide strikes against U.S. bases in the Middle East. Beijing remains silent, Trump writes letters — and already warns of "big problems."

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120,000 British drones: Not humanitarian aid, but an industrial bet

London is supplying Ukraine with drones in six-figure quantities for the first time — and is simultaneously building Ukrainian factories on its territory. This is no longer aid, but joint production.

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# Assistant's Certificate as a Fraud Tool: New Scam Scheme Against the Backdrop of Mobilization

Two assistants to lawmakers from the banned OPZZ party took money from conscription-liable citizens, promising to organize departure "outside checkpoints," and then disappeared. The scheme exploited the status of parliamentary assistant as a cover of trust.

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"1300 km from the front: drone reaches Russia's chemical capital and sets factory ablaze in Bashkortostan"

Sterlitamak is not just an industrial city, but a concentration of Russia's chemical industry. This is already not the first strike against it in 2025.

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Vance boasts about stopping aid to Ukraine — and said it in response to a question about immigrants

# Translation At a TPUSA event at the University of Georgia, the US Vice President turned a question about legal migrants into a monologue about cutting weapons supplies to Kyiv. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is considering stripping legal status from 240,000 Ukrainian refugees.

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Cuba — Second After North Korea: How Havana Supplies 'Builders' to the Front

# U.S. State Department Officially Confirms: Cuban Regime Knew and Facilitated Dispatch of Up to 5,000 Citizens to Fight for Russia The U.S. State Department has officially acknowledged that the Cuban government was aware of and actively facilitated the deployment of up to 5,000 of its citizens to fight for Russia. According to the department's findings, the recruitment scheme operated as follows: Cuban citizens were promised salaries 100 times higher than those available in Cuba. Upon recruitment, their passports were confiscated and they received two weeks of "training" before being sent into combat operations.

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Ukraine Spends More on Ballistic Interception Than the West Produces for It: What Lies Behind Zelenskyy's Claim of Patriot Shortage

While the US and its allies spend PAC-3 missiles in the Middle East, Ukraine faces a shortage that Zelenskyy himself described as critical. The mathematics of production versus consumption does not favor Kyiv.